@ the Hurricane Maria Memorial, NYC

@ Rockefeller Park To view full album, click on image. (photos by Clarisel Gonzalez)

Three Kings Day Parade in El Barrio

El Museo del Barrio's 43rd Annual Three Kings Day Parade and Celebration titled "Nuestros Barrios Unidos: Celebrating our Collective Strength" was on January 6 in East Harlem. The parade theme honored the city's immigrant and migrant communities of past and present.

Here are some parade photos by Ismael Nunez:

Puerto Rican Day Parade Scenes

Images from the National Puerto Rican Day Parade by Ismael Nunez for PRSUN

Politicians including New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and parade honorees open the National Puerto Rican Day Parade with a ribbon cutting. Then the parade comes alive with music, flags and cultural and political expressions. The yearly display of Puerto Rican pride is a NYC tradition for sure.

To view more photos from the parade and more, visit Ismael's photo page.

@ the National Puerto Rican Day Parade '19

(photos by Clarisel Gonzalez)

For more images, visit my photo page.

It's PR Parade Time in NYC

The 62nd Annual National Puerto Rican Day Parade will take place on New York City's Fifth Avenue, tomorrow, starting at 11 a.m. 

2019 honorees include:

• Ricky Martin - Grand Marshal
• José Feliciano - Lifetime Achievement
• La India (GRAMMY® Award-winning singer) - Godmother
• Chi Chi Rodríguez (Golf Legend) - Lifetime Achievement
• Bobby Sanabria (Jazz star) - Godfather
• Alberto Carrión (Singer/songwriter) - Lifetime Achievement
• Ana María Martínez (world-renowned soprano) - Orgullo Award
• Dagmar Rivera (Television hostess) - Lifetime Achivement
• Dalila Zapata Hernández (Model with Down Syndrome) - Rising Star

America's largest cultural celebration with over 1.5 million spectators, this year will also feature 10,000 marchers and many additional attending personalities.

Here are some scenes from the Mayor's Puerto Rican Day Parade reception at Gracie Mansion, June 6:

NY Police Officers take time off from fighting crime to entertain an audience with a little salsa. The Jara Band.

Hiphop Jibarito and a Bronx princess 

Mayor Bill  honors singer Olga Tanon with a proclamation declaring June 6, Olga Tanon Day. 

 Guests @ the reception

Singer Olga Tanon 

Dalila Zapata Hernandez, model with Down Syndrome, who is honored as this year's Rising Star, and her mom

Sisters 

Cooling off time 

(photos by Clarisel Gonzalez)

Support Bx3M at Havana Film Festival

The New York Premiere of Bx3M, an award-winning coming of age film written and directed by Judith Escalona, will be at the upcoming Havana Film Festival in Manhattan. I am a producer of this film. Get your tickets now.

About

BX3M 

Judith Escalona | USA | 2016 | Fiction | 103min | NY PREMIERE 

For Maria and Mona, graduation means fulfilling a dream. For Michael, it means dashing all hope of a better future. You either make the grade or you don’t— in academics or love— and that makes all the difference.

Para María y Mona, graduarse es cumplir un sueño. Para Michael significa perder la esperanza de un futuro mejor. O pasas la prueba o no— en lo académico o en el amor— y eso hace toda la diferencia. 

AMC LOEWS 34TH ST: 4/12@ 8:30PM, Director Judith Escalona present for Q&A

UPDATE: HERE ARE A FEW SCENES OF THE NY PREMIERE. 

A Puerto Rico Casita in the Bronx

The casita at St. Ann's Avenue 

(photo by Clarisel Gonzalez/exhibited at the Capturing the Bronx group show by the Bronx Photographers Collaborative at Metropolitan College (spring/summer 2017); Amalgamated's Vladeck Hall, fall 2017; and Poe Park Visitors Center, summer 2018 )

PRSUN 15th Anniversary Celebration a Success

PRSUN celebrated its 15th anniversary on Saturday, July 22, at the Willis Avenue Community Garden in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx. More than 50 people attended the three-hour outdoor reception. .


Here is a collection of photos from the hot summer day.

Thank you to all who attended. 


Congratulations to the 10 Puerto Rico Sun award winners who exemplify PRSUN's mission of informing, empowering and building community in their own way:


Apryl Cadabra Entertainment Agency, INC.

Elijah Cruz/Things by Eli

Milagros Gonzalez/PRSUN Adviser

Zoraida Graciani/Zoraida's Coquito

Aixa Rodriguez/Teacher and Activist

Sol/PRSUN Mascot

Tanya Perez/Business Owner at Sweet Qzine

and at TMN Skincare and Wellness

Tanya Torres/Artist

Dhylles Victoria/The Sip & Chat Movement

The team of the Willis Avenue Community Garden

Congratulations to all.

Love you all.


To view more photos, visit my photo page.